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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Roasted Asparagus

Are you still boiling your asparagus? Do you even like asparagus?

Asparagus just went out of season in my area, but it's still plentiful in the grocery stores and farmer's markets at a reasonable price. My husband doesn't care for asparagus, but I've liked it ever since my mom served it with melted cheese when I was a little kid. I no longer put cheese on it, but I have discovered that it tastes much better when it's roasted, rather than boiled. It retains a crunchy texture and it's much easier to prepare and clean up: no special pot needed.

This is one of those super simple techniques that changed the way I cook. I now roast Brussels sprouts, carrots, potatoes, bacon... pretty much anything that I used to cook on the stove. Here's my technique for asparagus. I'm sure you could also do the same thing on a grill, I just haven't got around to trying it yet.